Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) in Australia
Australia: Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net ODA provided to the least developed countries in Australia, 1965–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0% for net oda provided to the least developed countries in 2023.
The figure is down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda provided to the least developed countries in Australia peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1967.
That places Australia 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -31.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +50.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +103.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -52.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +221.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -31.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -53.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +82.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +49.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -24.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +55.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -39.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +36.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +36.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +221.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 United States 0.0% compare
- 16 New Zealand 0.0% compare
- 17 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 20 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 21 Hungary 0.0% compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda provided to the least developed countries in Australia?
- Net oda provided to the least developed countries in Australia was 0.0% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda provided to the least developed countries recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net oda provided to the least developed countries recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1967.
- How does Australia rank for net oda provided to the least developed countries?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda provided to the least developed countries rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. The list of least developed countries (LDCs) has been agreed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy, Economic and Social Council. Series is shown as a share of donors' GNI.